Geography of Fairmont
Fairmont, West Virginia, the seat of Marion County. It is on the Monongahela River, 110 miles (177 km) northeast of Charleston. Fairmont lies in the heart of an extensive soft-coal mining region. Glassware, electric lamps, and mining equipment are produced in the city. Fairmont State College is here.
Fairmont was founded in 1843 as a union of two earlier communities and was chartered as a city in 1899. It has the council-manager form of government.
Population: 19,097.